Thread carrier



April 1,1930.

H. F. PAG ET THREAD CARRIER Filed Jan. 26, 1928 y Ig y/ ig.

INVENTOR: 7M4

ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 1, 1930 UNITED' STATES PATENT; OFFICE-I I HAROLD r. PAGET, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYL ANIA, ASSIGNOR T0 HAINEs HOSIERY MILLS, me, or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORLPQRATION or rENNsY VANIA Application filed January 26,

The object of this invention is to devise a novel construction and arrangement of a thread carrier for full-fashioned hosiery machines, which is-adapted to carry a plurality of threads in spaced relationship with respect to each other.

With the above and other objects in view as will more clearly hereinafter appear, my invention comprehends a novel thread carrier adapted to be employed in straight bar knitting machines.

It further comprehends a novel construction of a thread carrier having the usual contour of a thread carrier used in straight bar knitting machines but provided with a plurality of recesses and thread receiving tubes which are arranged in spaced relationship so that reinforcing threads will be present for knitting in one or more reinforcing threads, or for the purpose of ornamentation in order to form one or more stripes which may be independent of each other or contribute to form a single design.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter more clearly appear in the detailed description and the ap pended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawings a typical embodiment of it, which, in practice, will give reliable and satisfactory results. It is, however, to be understood that this embodiment is typical only and that the various instrumentalities of which my inven tion consists can be variously arranged and organized, and that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a thread carrier embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on line 33 of Figure 1.

THREAD CARRIER 1928.. Serial No. 249,601. I I

illustrated, it consists of a flat strip 1 which forms a thread carrying finger, and at its rear end it is provided with the apertures 2 in order to receive fastening devices of the usual character to secure the thread carrier in the position to which it has been'adjusted.

The thread carrier near its forward end is curved 1nwardly as at 3 and on its front face it 1s provided with a plurality of grooves 4 preferably arranged in parallelism. Each' of these grooves 4 open through the frontface ofthe thread carrier and at its forward'end communicates with its thread receiving aperture 5 whichleads to itsrespective thread carrying'tube 6 which projects rearwar'dly from the forward end of the thread carrier so that the thread will be brought into close proximity with the needles. a V

" It will be seen that I thus provide the carrier as having four independent thread carrying members but more or less than this number are used in practice depending upon the character of the work which is to be done. The thread carrier may have its body portion formed in any desired manner and it is preferably cut away on opposite sides in order to reduce its weight.

Itwill be apparent that in accordance with this invention the thread carrier is adapted to carry to the needles in spaced relationship, a plurality of threads which may be used during the knitting of the stocking to form in it stripes or medallions or ornamental figures which may form independent designs or some of them be connected to form a part of the same design.

In so faras I am aware I am the first in the art to devise a thread carrier as herein disclosed and capable of performing the functions which are herein described and I therefore desire to have my claims to such features receive a broad and generic interpretation.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a new and useful thread carrier which embodies the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description, and while I have, in thepresentinstance, shown and described apreferredembodiment thereof which will give in practice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood that this embodi- 10 mentis susceptible of modification in various particulars withoutdeparting from the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificingany of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention what I claims as new and desire to secure by Let'- ters Patent, is

14A threadrcarrier for full-fashioned h'osieryinachines comprising a fiat strip of materialcurved at its forward end and provided 20 ionits outer face at its forward end witha plurality of laterally spaced inclined grooves, the curvedvforward end having a plurality of aperturesiopening into said grooves and opening through said forward end, and

2:, thread carrying tubes inserted in said apertures and communicating with said grooves. a a 2. A threadcarrier for full-fashionedhosiery machines comprising a flat strip of material curved at its forward end and provided so on its outer face at its forward end with a pluralityof laterally spaced inclined grooves, the curved forward end having aplurality of apertures opening into said groovesand opening through said forward end, andthread s5 carrying tubes inserted in said apertures and a n communicatingwithsaidi grooves, said tubes incliningrearwardly and projecting beyond the forward end of the strip to'bring the threads into closeproximity to the needles.

O HAROLD F. PAGET. 

